accuracy

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the 1660s. accurate +‎ -cy === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/, /ˈak.jə.ɹə.si/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ IPA(key): (nonstandard) /ˈæk.ɹə.si/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əˈkju.rə.si/ === Noun === accuracy (countable and uncountable, plural accuracies) The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value. ==== Synonyms ==== correctness, truthfulness, nicety ==== Antonyms ==== inaccuracy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: akurasi Portuguese: acurácia ==== Translations ==== === See also === precision integrity exactness fidelity === References === === Further reading === “accuracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.